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schizophrenia


Definition: Meaning of, schizophrenia in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌskɪtsə(ʊ)ˈfriːnɪə /

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  1. a serious mental illness in which someone's thoughts and feelings are not based on what is really happening around them
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schizophrenia used in phrases

  • borderline schizophrenia (noun)
    1. schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia
  • catatonic schizophrenia (noun)
    1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
  • catatonic type schizophrenia (noun)
    1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
  • disorganised schizophrenia (noun)
    1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behaviour; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
  • disorganised type schizophrenia (noun)
    1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behaviour; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
  • disorganized schizophrenia (noun)
    1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behaviour; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
  • disorganized type schizophrenia (noun)
    1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behaviour; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
  • hebephrenic schizophrenia (noun)
    1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behaviour; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
  • latent schizophrenia (noun)
    1. schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia
  • paranoic type schizophrenia (noun)
    1. if delusions are not acted on of persecution, grandeur or jealousy a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions ; symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and may function in an apparently normal manner
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